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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1505

May 2082April to May 2082April to May 2082 شعبان

Dates for

Dates expectedHijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.
How the Centre establishes these dates

Hijri dates on this site are established by moon sighting, not by calculation. A month begins for the Centre when the new crescent has been sighted with the naked eye on our own horizon, south-east Queensland; where no sighting is confirmed here, the outgoing month is completed at 30 days. Dates shown as expected are subject to that confirmation. Members who follow a marja with a different ruling on the horizon, or on sighting through instruments, should follow their own marja — these dates govern the Centre’s programme.

Calculated for PakistanThese are Pakistan’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in Pakistan. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.
Calculated for IndiaThese are India’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.
Sha'ban 1505 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1May 1Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
22, Sha'ban
33Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban44Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban55Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
66, Sha'ban
77, Sha'ban
88, Sha'ban
99, Sha'ban
1010, Sha'ban
1111Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1212Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1313Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1414Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1515Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1616, Sha'ban
1717, Sha'ban
1818, Sha'ban
1919, Sha'ban
2020, Sha'ban
2121, Sha'ban
2222, Sha'ban
2323, Sha'ban
2424, Sha'ban
2525, Sha'ban
2626, Sha'ban
2727, Sha'ban
2828, Sha'ban
2929, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1505 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
2May 1, Sha'ban
32Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
43Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban54Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
65, Sha'ban
76, Sha'ban
87, Sha'ban
98, Sha'ban
109, Sha'ban
1110Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1211Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1312Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1413Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1514Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1615, Sha'ban
1716, Sha'ban
1817, Sha'ban
1918, Sha'ban
2019, Sha'ban
2120, Sha'ban
2221, Sha'ban
2322, Sha'ban
2423, Sha'ban
2524, Sha'ban
2625, Sha'ban
2726, Sha'ban
2827, Sha'ban
2928, Sha'ban
3029, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1505 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
2May 1, Sha'ban
32Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
43Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban54Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
65, Sha'ban
76, Sha'ban
87, Sha'ban
98, Sha'ban
109, Sha'ban
1110Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1211Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1312Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1413Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1514Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1615, Sha'ban
1716, Sha'ban
1817, Sha'ban
1918, Sha'ban
2019, Sha'ban
2120, Sha'ban
2221, Sha'ban
2322, Sha'ban
2423, Sha'ban
2524, Sha'ban
2625, Sha'ban
2726, Sha'ban
2827, Sha'ban
2928, Sha'ban
3029, Sha'ban
  • Celebration
  • Worship
  • Bar: in the calendar, no programme announced yet
  • Friday

Where communities differ on a date, both positions are shown rather than one being presented as correct. Families at this Centre follow different maraji, and the calendar reflects that.

Observances in Sha'ban

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  1. 1

    Eve

    ThuWedWed
    30 Apr29 Apr29 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 May)Wednesday 29 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 April)Wednesday 29 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    FriThuThu
    1 May30 Apr30 Apr

    Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)

    Celebration

    A’maal for this day →

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
    • Khoja: 1 Shaban
    • Iranian: 5 Jumada al-Ula (wikishia)

  3. 3

    SunSatSat
    3 May2 May2 May

    Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)

    Celebration

    A’maal for this day →

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
    • Iranian: 3 Shaban; also Pasdar (Guard) Day
    • Khoja: al-Mufid reported 5 Shaban; some historians give 3 AH not 4 AH

  4. 4

    MonSunSun
    4 May3 May3 May

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    TueMonMon
    5 May4 May4 May

    Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)

    Celebration

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Khoja: 5 Shaban (duas.org)
    • Iranian: 5 Shaban (wikishia)
    • Hazara: 5 Shaban
    • Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)

  6. 11

    MonSunSun
    11 May10 May10 May

    Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)

    Celebration

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
    • Iranian: 11 Shaban (wikishia)

  7. 12

    Eve

    MonSunSun
    11 May10 May10 May

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 11 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 12 May)Sunday 10 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 11 May)Sunday 10 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 11 May)

  8. 13

    Eve

    TueMonMon
    12 May11 May11 May

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 13 May)Monday 11 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 12 May)Monday 11 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 12 May)

    A’maal for this day →

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Iranian: Two rakas with Ya-Sin, al-Mulk, al-Tawhid (wikishia)
    • Khoja: Two rakas with al-Fatiha and al-Tin (duas.org)

  9. 14

    Eve

    WedTueTue
    13 May12 May12 May

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 May)Tuesday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 13 May)Tuesday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 13 May)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    ThuWedWed
    14 May13 May13 May

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

    Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom

    Thursday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 May)Wednesday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 May)Wednesday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 May)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    FriThuThu
    15 May14 May14 May

    Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)

    Celebration

    A’maal for this day →

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Iranian: Year 255 AH; official holiday, World Day of the Impoverished
    • Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
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